Hello and Welcome to our School Family! – We are a PreK – 8th grade Catholic school with about 370+ students and located in Elmwood Park, IL – Pre-registration for the 2026-2027 School Year for Returning and New Families is available NOW! – For your convenience, please pre-register online! – Keep in mind many spaces fill up quickly and we want to make sure you are part of the wonderful year ahead – Please share this information with any interested families you know and check it out yourself!

Parents are welcome to bring labeled school supplies to the classrooms on Monday, August 17, between 1 pm and 3 pm. Please send the beginning-of-the-year paperwork to the office the first week of school… – Please remember that the first day of school for Grades 1 through 8 is Thursday, August 20, 2026. The first full day for PreK and Kindergarten is Monday, August 24, 2026. Hot lunch is not available until mid-September. Students should bring lunches until then. Students may bring clear water bottles for use during the day. Carbonated beverages are not allowed in lunches… – On August 16, 2026, at the 11 am Mass, students are invited to bring their backpacks and have them blessed… – During the 11 am Mass on August 23, 2026, we will be blessed by the presence of alumni from the class of 1976, celebrating their 50th reunion. We will also celebrate our current students. It will be a joyful recognition of SCS’s past, present, and future!… – And More…

We kicked off our 90th School Anniversary on January 25 with a Mass celebrated by Cardinal Cupich – CONTRIBUTE – REGISTER – HISTORY PICTURES!

We are excited to share that St. Celestine School will be participating in ECLIP (Early Childhood Language Intensive Programs) through the partnership with the University of Notre Dame to bring Spanish into our classrooms every day. Our preschoolers now enjoy 30 minutes of fun, daily Spanish lessons built right into their school day.

Check our School Calendar to see all school events.

Weekly drawings are held on Wednesday afternoons, and videos of them are posted on Facebook – Buy Your Tickets NOW!

Do you love to spend time outside? Do you like to meet new friends and try new things? Scouting America might be a great fit for you! Saint Celestine Pack 4690 stays active in the summertime with hikes and special events. It is a GREAT time to check us out and see if you’d like to join our pack! – Prospective scouts entering Kindergarten-5 Grade in ‘25-’26 and their families are welcome to join us at any our yearly events!

St. Celestine Athletic Program provides students with instructional and competitive sports options as an extension of the academics we offer. Participants learn fundamentals of sports and develop strong, healthy and disciplined minds and bodies. REGISTER NOW!

The  St. Celestine School Annual Fund  is a yearly contributing fund to help the school offset new and exciting initiatives and has helped us keep our technology up-to-date year after year. We are blessed by the generosity of our parishioners, alumni and school families that help us through annual fund. Donations are welcome anytime. SUPPORT US NOW!

From Technology Clubs, Fine Art and Communication Clubs, Games and Learning Clubs, Service Clubs, and Scouts, we have pretty much all clubs covered at our school – Please click on “Read more” below to learn more about the specifics of each club.